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61 talk
[to:k] 1. verb1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) govoriti2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) govoričiti3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) pogovarjati se2. noun1) ((sometimes in plural) a conversation or discussion: We had a long talk about it; The Prime Ministers met for talks on their countries' economic problems.) pogovor2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) predavanje3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) govorice4) (useless discussion; statements of things a person says he will do but which will never actually be done: There's too much talk and not enough action.) besedičenje•- talking book
- talking head
- talking-point
- talk show
- talking-to
- talk back
- talk big
- talk down to
- talk someone into / out of doing
- talk into / out of doing
- talk someone into / out of
- talk into / out of
- talk over
- talk round
- talk sense/nonsense
- talk shop* * *I [tɔ:k]nounpogovor, razgovor, govorjenje, govor, govoričenje, govorica, (prazno) besedičenje, čenče; predmet pogovora; (radio) predavanje, kramljanje; način govorjenja, izražanje, jezikthe talk of the town figuratively stvar, o kateri vsi govorefull of talk — brbljav, žlobudravidle talk — prazno besedičenje, govoričenjethere is much talk and no work — veliko je govorjenja, storjenega pa ničthose people are nothing but talk — teh ljudi so samo besede, ti ljudje samo frazarijoit will all end in talk — iz tega ne bo nič, ostalo bo le pri besedahthere is talk of his being bankrupt — govori se, da.je (on) v bankrotuII [tɔ:k]intransitive verbpogovarjati se, govoriti, kramljati; govoričiti, klepetati, čenčati: izgovarjati glasove; razpravljati; povedati svojo sodbo, svoje stališče, pojasniti; sporazumeti se; slang pametno govoritifor the sake of talking — le zaradi pogovora, samo da govorimoto talk big ( —ali tall) — bahavo govoriti, bahati seto talk by signals — govoriti, sporazumevati se z znakito talk ill of s.o. — slabo govoriti o komto talk nineteen to the dozen figuratively klepetati, brbljati kot ragljato talk to the point — govoriti konkretno, ne se oddaljiti od predmetanow you are talking figuratively to je pametno govorjenje; tako je prav; sedaj se bomo mogli sporazumetido what you will, people will talk — napravite, kar hočete (karkoli napravite), ljudje bodo vedno imeli svoje pripombe; transitive verb govoriti kaj, o čem; reči; izraziti, izpovedatito talk a donkey's hind leg off figuratively preveč, neprestano govoritito talk turkey — odkrito, naravnost govoritito talk rubbish — govoriti neumnosti, čvekatito talk sense ( —ali wise) — razumno, pametno govoritito talk shop figuratively govoriti (le) o strokovnih, poslovnih zadevah; govoriti stvarnoto talk to o.s. — sam s seboj govoriti, imeti samogovoreto talk to s.o. — resno govoriti s kom, ošteti kogato talk o.s. hoarse — do hripavosti govoritiyou are talking my head off figuratively govoriš toliko, da me glava boli, da mi bo glava odpadlayou are talking me silly — govoriš toliko, da me boš norega naredilto talk through one's hat figuratively pretiravati, blefirati, širokoustiti se; govoriti nesmisle, neumnostito get o.s. talked about — dati govoriti o sebihe tried to talk me into buying the horse — skušal me je pregovoriti, da bi kupil konjato talk s.o. out of s.th. — (skušati) odvrniti koga od česato talk s.o. into believing s.th. — prepričati koga o čemto talk s.o. into his grave figuratively spraviti koga v grob s svojim govorjenjem -
62 best
[best] 1. adjective, pronoun((something which is) good to the greatest extent: the best book on the subject; the best (that) I can do; She is my best friend; Which method is (the) best?; The flowers are at their best just now.) najboljši2. adverb(in the best manner: She sings best (of all).) najbolje3. verb(to defeat: He was bested in the argument.) potegniti krajši konec- best man- bestseller
- the best part of
- do one's best
- for the best
- get the best of
- make the best of it* * *I [best]adjectivenajboljši; najprimernejši; najodličnejšiat the best hand — iz prve roke; pocenislang one's best girl — ljubicaII [best]nounnajboljše, najprimernejšethe best — najodličnejši, najboljši ljudjemake the best of your way home — glej, da boš čimprej domato make the best of a bad bargain ( —ali job, business, of it) — pogumno prenašati udarce usode, ne biti malodušen, ne obupati, ne zgubiti glavemy best, my Sunday best — moja najboljša, praznična oblekaIII [best]adverbnajbolje, najugodnejeyou had best — najbolje bi bilo, če biIV [best]transitive verbcolloquially premagati, prekositi, preseči; ukaniti -
63 clear
[kliə] 1. adjective1) (easy to see through; transparent: clear glass.) prozoren2) (free from mist or cloud: Isn't the sky clear!) jasen3) (easy to see, hear or understand: a clear explanation; The details on that photograph are very clear.) jasen4) (free from difficulty or obstacles: a clear road ahead.) prost5) (free from guilt etc: a clear conscience.) neobremenjen6) (free from doubt etc: Are you quite clear about what I mean?) gotov, nedvomen7) ((often with of) without (risk of) being touched, caught etc: Is the ship clear of the rocks? clear of danger.) zunaj (nevarnosti)8) ((often with of) free: clear of debt; clear of all infection.) na čistem, prost2. verb1) (to make or become free from obstacles etc: He cleared the table; I cleared my throat; He cleared the path of debris.) pospraviti; odkašljati se; odstraniti2) ((often with of) to prove the innocence of; to declare to be innocent: He was cleared of all charges.) oprostiti3) ((of the sky etc) to become bright, free from cloud etc.) razjasniti se4) (to get over or past something without touching it: He cleared the jump easily.) preskočiti•- clearing
- clearly
- clearness
- clear-cut
- clearway
- clear off
- clear out
- clear up
- in the clear* * *I [kliə]adjective ( clearly adverb)jasen, svetel; prozoren, čist; (of) neoviran, prost; razumljiv, nedvomen; neobremenjen; bister; popoln, celmilitary sovražnik ni oborožen; konec preplaha; (figuratively) the coast is clear — zrak je čistas clear as crystal — jasen, prozoren; razumljivas clear as mud — nejasen, nerazumljiv, zamotanII [kliə]adverbjasno; naravnost; vso pot, ves čas, popolnomafiguratively to see one's way clear — ne imeti težavto stand clear off — stati ob strani, ne priti v bližinoclear off, clear away — daleč pročIII [kliə]1.transitive verbjasniti, vedriti; čistiti; (of) razbremeniti; razprodati; izkrčiti; pospraviti; plačati, poravnati; urediti; ocariniti; preskočiti; odstraniti; zapustiti, miniti; opravičiti; nautical odpluti;2.intransitive verb(z)jasniti, zvedriti se; razsvetliti se; izprazniti se; marine rešiti se; odpluti, odjadratito clear the decks — pripraviti ladjo za boj; slang pojesti vso jed na mizinautical to clear the land — odplutito clear o.s. — opravičiti senautical to clear the rope — zravnati, razviti vrvto clear s.o.'s skirts — vrniti komu dober glasclear the way! — umakni(te) se!to clear a ship — izkrcati tovor iz ladje;IV [kliə]nounpraznina; izpraznitev; jasnina -
64 for
[fo:] 1. preposition1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) za2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) proti3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) v; čez4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) za; na5) (in return; as payment: He paid $2 for his ticket.) za6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) za7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) za8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?) za9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) za10) (because of: for this reason.) zaradi11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) za12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) za13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.) za14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).) za15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) kljub2. conjunction(because: It must be late, for I have been here a long time.) ker* * *I [fɔ:, fə]prepositionza; zaradi; proti; namesto; glede nafor all — navzlic, kljubas for me — kar se mene tiče, zastran menecolloquially to be in for, to be for it — pričakovati (sitnosti, težave)colloquially to be out for — nameravatibut for — ko bi ne bilo, breznow for them! — na juriš!slang to go for a soldier — postati vojakto give a Roland for an Oliver — poplačati enako z enakim, vrniti milo za dragohe wants for nothing — nič mu ne manjka, vsega ima dovoljfor all ( —ali aught) I know... — kolikor je meni znano...for instance, for example — na primerto look for s.th. — iskati kajfor shame! — sram te (vas) bodi!she could not speak for weeping — tako se je jokala, da ni mogla govoritiMary for ever! — naj živi Marija!II [fɔ:]conjunctionkajti; ker; zato, ker; zaradi; za -
65 just
I adjective1) (right and fair: not favouring one more than another: a fair and just decision.) pravičen2) (reasonable; based on one's rights: He certainly has a just claim to the money.) upravičen3) (deserved: He got his just reward when he crashed the stolen car and broke his leg.) zaslužen•- justly- justness II adverb1) ((often with as) exactly or precisely: This penknife is just what I needed; He was behaving just as if nothing had happened; The house was just as I'd remembered it.) ravno2) ((with as) quite: This dress is just as nice as that one.) prav tako kot3) (very lately or recently: He has just gone out of the house.) pravkar4) (on the point of; in the process of: She is just coming through the door.) pravkar5) (at the particular moment: The telephone rang just as I was leaving.) ravno6) ((often with only) barely: We have only just enough milk to last till Friday; I just managed to escape; You came just in time.) komaj7) (only; merely: They waited for six hours just to get a glimpse of the Queen; `Where are you going?' `Just to the post office'; Could you wait just a minute?) samo8) (used for emphasis, eg with commands: Just look at that mess!; That just isn't true!; I just don't know what to do.) samo; pač; res9) (absolutely: The weather is just marvellous.) res•- just now
- just then* * *I [džʌst]adjective ( justly adverb)pravičen (to do); pravilen, upravičen, zaslužen, utemeljen; korekten, neoporečen, resničen; music čistto be just to s.o. — pravično s kom ravnatieconomy just dealings — korekten postopekII [džʌst]adverbpravkar, ravno, prav; komaj, toliko da; samo, zgolj; colloquially resnično, res; pravzapravjust now — pravkar, v tem trenutku; pred kakšnim trenutkomjust as — prav tako kot, ravno kojust so — točno, pravilnothe bullet just missed him — toliko, da ga je strel zgrešiljust a moment, please! — samo trenutek, prosim!just how many are there? — koliko jih pa pravzaprav je?III [džʌst]noun& intransitive verb see joust -
66 light
I 1. noun1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) svetloba2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) luč3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) ogenj4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) luč2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) svetel2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) svetel3. [lit] verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) razsvetliti2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) prižgati (se)•- lighten- lighter- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) lahek2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) lahek3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) lahek4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) lažji5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) lahek6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) lahkoten7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) veder, lahek8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) lahen9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) prhek•- lightly- lighten- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.)* * *I [lait]adjective ( lightly adverb)lahek; majhne specifične teže, pod predpisano težo; nepomemben, neznaten, lahek (bolezen, kazen, napaka, delo itd.); zabaven, lahek (glasba, knjiga); prhek, rahel (zemlja, sneg, kruh); vitek, nežen, graciozen, okreten, uren; brezskrben, veder (srce); lahkomišljen, lahkoživ, frfrast (ženska); malo otovorjen, neotovorjen; nenaglašen (zlog)electrical light current — šibki tokfiguratively a light hand — obzirnost, taktlight in hand — poslušen (konj), lahko vodljivmilitary in light marching order — na pohodu z malo tovoraII [lait]adverbnalahko, rahlo, lahkolight come, light go — kakor pridobljeno, tako izgubljenoto get off light — srečno jo odnesti, biti malo kaznovanIII [lait]adjectivesvetel, jasenIV [lait]nounsvetloba, luč, razsvetljava; vir svetlobe (okno, sonce, svetilka, vžigalica, sveča, ogenj); dnevna, sončna svetloba; nautical svetilnik; iskrenje, sijaj (oči); poetically vid, nebesno telo; figuratively luč, prosvetljenjstvo, jasnost, prosvetljenec, genij; ključna beseda akrostiha; plural spoznanja, nova odkritja, nova dejstva, (umske) sposobnosti, zmožnosti; plural slang očihe appears in the light of (a scoundrel) videti je (lopov)by the light of nature — po naravni nadarjenosti, s prirojeno bistroumnostjoto bring to light — odkriti, odkopatito come to light — priti na svetlo, biti odkritpoetically light of one's eyes — vidfiguratively the light of my eyes — punčica mojega očesato give light to — razložiti, razjasnitito give s.o. a light — prižgati komu cigaretoto hide one's light under a bushel — biti preskromen, skrivati svoje sposobnostithe light of s.o.'s countenance — naklonjenost koga (uživati)to place s.th. in a good light — postaviti kaj v lepo lučto put a light to s.th. — prižgati, zažgati kajto see the light — roditi se; American spremeniti svoje stališče; religion biti prosvetljen, sprevidetito see the light of day — biti objavljen, biti prvič uprizorjento stand in s.o.'s light — jemati komu luč, biti komu na poti, figuratively motiti kogato strike a light — prižgati (vžigalico, vžigalnik)to throw ( —ali shed) light on s.th. — razložiti, razjasniti kajget out of the light! — ne jemlji mi svetlobe!, ne moti!light and shade — svetloba in senca, nasprotjaAncient Lights — opozorilen napis, da se ne sme jemati luči, ki prihaja skozi oknaV [lait]1.transitive verbprižgati, razsvetliti, vneti;2.intransitive verbprižgati se, vneti se, posvetiti, posijati;VI [lait]intransitive verb -
67 try
1. verb1) (to attempt or make an effort (to do, get etc): He tried to answer the questions; Let's try and climb that tree!) poskusiti2) (to test; to make an experiment (with) in order to find out whether something will be successful, satisfactory etc: She tried washing her hair with a new shampoo; Try one of these sweets.) preizkusiti3) (to judge (someone or their case) in a court of law: The prisoners were tried for murder.) postaviti pred sodišče4) (to test the limits of; to strain: You are trying my patience.) preizkušati2. noun1) (an attempt or effort: Have a try (at the exam). I'm sure you will pass.) poskus2) (in rugby football, an act of putting the ball on the ground behind the opponents' goal-line: Our team scored three tries.) poskus•- trier- trying
- try on
- try out* * *I [trái]nouncolloquially poskus, eksperiment; poskušnja; preizkušnjato have a try at s.th. — poskusiti kaj, napraviti poskus s čimhe had a good try — poskušal je, kolikor je mogelII [trái]transitive verbposkusiti, lotiti se, začeti; preizkusiti, raziskati; pokusiti (jed); ugotoviti (kaj) s poskusom, eksperimentirati z; juridically (sodno) preiskovati (primer), zasliševati, izpraševati pred sodiščem; soditi, voditi sodni postopek, postaviti pred sodišče ( for zaradi); odločiti, rešiti (spor, vprašanje); (po)skušati (kaj izvesti, doseči); (večinoma try up) (pre)čistiti, rafinirati (kovine, olje itd.), rektificirati (špirit), stopiti (mast, loj itd.); prenapenjati, utrujati (oči), mučiti, preveč zahtevati od, staviti na hudo preizkušnjo; (večinoma try up) tesati, strugati, stružiti, rezljati; intransitive verb poskusiti, napraviti poskus; truditi se ( for za), prizadevati si, mučiti se(at z)a tried friend — zvest, zanesljiv prijateljgo and try! — poskusi!try again! — poskusi še enkrat!try and repeat! colloquially poskusi ponoviti!I'll try my best ( —ali my hardest) — skušal bom napraviti vse, kar bo v moji močito try one's hand at — preizkusiti svojo spretnost v, poskusiti sevto be tried for one's life — biti sojen (biti pred sodiščem) zaradi zločina, ki se lahko kaznuje s smrtjoto try it on s.o. slang skušati koga prelisičitito try it on the dog figuratively koga uporabiti za poskusnega kunca; igrati gledališko igro za poskušnjo najprej na deželiI was afraid he was going to try s.th. wild — bal sem se, da bo napravil kako neumnostto try one's luck with s.o. — poskusiti svojo srečo pri komhe tried hard for a job — zelo si je prizadeval, da bi dobil (kako) delo (službo)try the ice before you skate figuratively premisli, preden kaj storiš!; -
68 value
['vælju:] 1. noun1) (worth, importance or usefulness: His special knowledge was of great value during the war; She sets little value on wealth.) pomembnost2) (price: What is the value of that stamp?) cena3) (purchasing power: Are those coins of any value?) vrednost4) (fairness of exchange (for one's money etc): You get good value for money at this supermarket!) protivrednost5) (the length of a musical note.) trajanje2. verb1) (to suggest a suitable price for: This painting has been valued at $50,000.) oceniti2) (to regard as good or important: He values your advice very highly.) ceniti•- valuable- valuables
- valued
- valueless
- values
- value-added tax* * *I [vaelju:]nounvrednost; korist; cena, vrednost; kupna moč; protivrednost; znesek; valuta; figuratively pomembnost, važnost, pomen, teža, vrednostto the value of — v znesku, do zneska odadded value — dodana, novo ustvarjena vrednostexchange value, value in exchange — zamenjalna vrednost, protivrednostuse value, value in use — uporabna vrednostfor value received — (na potrdilu) "prejel znesek"to get good value for one's money — dobro (ugodno) kupiti, napraviti dobro kupčijoII [vaelju:]transitive verbceniti, oceniti, preceniti (tudi figuratively); določiti ceno ali vrednost; taksirati; figuratively visoko ceniti, spoštovatiI value his friendship, his advice — cenim njegovo prijateljstvo, njegove nasveteto value o.s. on s.th. — hvaliti se s čim -
69 catch
[kæ ] 1. past tense, past participle - caught; verb1) (to stop and hold (something which is moving); to capture: He caught the cricket ball; The cat caught a mouse; Did you catch any fish?; I tried to catch his attention.) ujeti; pritegniti2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) ujeti3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) presenetiti4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) zboleti za5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) ujeti (se)6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) udariti7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) ujeti8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) vneti se2. noun1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) prijem2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) kljuka3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) ulov4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) past•- catching- catchy
- catch-phrase
- catch-word
- catch someone's eye
- catch on
- catch out
- catch up* * *I [kæč]1.transitive verbujeti, zgrabiti, uloviti; zasačiti; dohiteti; očarati; (at, in pri) presenetiti; zamrzniti;2.intransitive verbprijemati, zgrabiti; zatakniti se; vneti se (ogenj)to catch s.o. bending — zasačiti kogato catch s.o. a blow — udariti kogato catch a glimpse of s.o. — bežno koga zagledatito catch the idea ( —ali point) — razumeti, doumeti, zapopasti miselto catch hold of s.th. — polastiti se česa, prijeti kajcatch me! — nikakor ne! še na misel mi ne prideto catch s.o. napping — zasačiti koga, ko ne opravlja svojega delaslang you will catch it! — ti bom že pokazal!II [kæč]nounplen, lov, ulov; prijem; ukana, trik, past; ugodna ženitev; zavora, kljuka, zaponka; music skladba za tri ali več glasov, kanon; zastoj; figuratively težavaslang a great catch — dober lov -
70 cross
[kros] I adjective(angry: I get very cross when I lose something.) jezen- crosslyII 1. plural - crosses; noun1) (a symbol formed by two lines placed across each other, eg + or x.) križ2) (two wooden beams placed thus (+), on which Christ was nailed.) križ3) (the symbol of the Christian religion.) križ4) (a lasting cause of suffering etc: Your rheumatism is a cross you will have to bear.) križ5) (the result of breeding two varieties of animal or plant: This dog is a cross between an alsatian and a labrador.) križanec6) (a monument in the shape of a cross.) križ7) (any of several types of medal given for bravery etc: the Victoria Cross.) križec2. verb1) (to go from one side to the other: Let's cross (the street); This road crosses the swamp.) prečkati2) ((negative uncross) to place (two things) across each other: He sat down and crossed his legs.) (pre)križati3) (to go or be placed across (each other): The roads cross in the centre of town.) križati se4) (to meet and pass: Our letters must have crossed in the post.) križati se5) (to put a line across: Cross your `t's'.) prečrtati6) (to make (a cheque or postal order) payable only through a bank by drawing two parallel lines across it.) barirati7) (to breed (something) from two different varieties: I've crossed two varieties of rose.) križati8) (to go against the wishes of: If you cross me, you'll regret it!) nasprotovati•- cross-- crossing
- crossbow
- cross-breed
- cross-bred
- crosscheck 3. noun(the act of crosschecking.) navzkrižno preverjanje- cross-country skiing
- cross-examine
- cross-examination
- cross-eyed
- cross-fire
- at cross-purposes
- cross-refer
- cross-reference
- crossroads
- cross-section
- crossword puzzle
- crossword
- cross one's fingers
- cross out* * *I [krɔs]nounkriž, križec; križanje; krščanstvo; biology križanec; figuratively trpljenje, težava, nesreča; slang prevara; slang ( between) kompromison the cross — prečno, počez; figuratively nepoštenoII [krɔs]adjectivepočezen, prečen; nasproten (veter); neugoden; colloquially siten, čemeren, slabe volje; ( with na) jezen, hud; slang nepošten; nepošteno pridobljenIII [krɔs]adverbpoprek, postrani; figuratively narobeIV [krɔs]1.transitive verbkrižati; prekrižati, narediti znak križa; prečrtati; figuratively preprečiti; onemogočiti, pokvariti komu račune; prečkati; prepeljati; zajahati (konja);2.intransitive verbpoprek ležati; križati se; preiti; prepeljati se; srečati seto cross the palm — podkupiti, dati napitninofiguratively to dot the i's and cross the t's — jasno se izražati; nadrobnosti navesti; loviti pičice na ito cross s.o.'s hand with a piece of money — stisniti komu denar v rokoto cross the path of s.o. — srečati koga; figuratively zastaviti komu pot -
71 head
[hed] 1. noun1) (the top part of the human body, containing the eyes, mouth, brain etc; the same part of an animal's body: The stone hit him on the head; He scratched his head in amazement.) glava2) (a person's mind: An idea came into my head last night.) pamet3) (the height or length of a head: The horse won by a head.) dolžina glave4) (the chief or most important person (of an organization, country etc): Kings and presidents are heads of state; ( also adjective) a head waiter; the head office.) glava; glaven5) (anything that is like a head in shape or position: the head of a pin; The boy knocked the heads off the flowers.) glava, glavica6) (the place where a river, lake etc begins: the head of the Nile.) izvir7) (the top, or the top part, of anything: Write your address at the head of the paper; the head of the table.) vrh8) (the front part: He walked at the head of the procession.) čelo9) (a particular ability or tolerance: He has no head for heights; She has a good head for figures.) nadarjenost10) (a headmaster or headmistress: You'd better ask the Head.) predstojnik11) ((for) one person: This dinner costs $10 a head.) na osebo12) (a headland: Beachy Head.) rt13) (the foam on the top of a glass of beer etc.) pena2. verb1) (to go at the front of or at the top of (something): The procession was headed by the band; Whose name headed the list?) biti na čelu2) (to be in charge of; to be the leader of: He heads a team of scientists investigating cancer.) voditi3) ((often with for) to (cause to) move in a certain direction: The explorers headed south; The boys headed for home; You're heading for disaster!) iti proti4) (to put or write something at the beginning of: His report was headed `Ways of Preventing Industrial Accidents'.) nasloviti5) ((in football) to hit the ball with the head: He headed the ball into the goal.) udariti z glavo•- - headed- header
- heading
- heads
- headache
- headband
- head-dress
- headfirst
- headgear
- headlamp
- headland
- headlight
- headline
- headlines
- headlong
- head louse
- headmaster
- head-on
- headphones
- headquarters
- headrest
- headscarf
- headsquare
- headstone
- headstrong
- headwind
- above someone's head
- go to someone's head
- head off
- head over heels
- heads or tails?
- keep one's head
- lose one's head
- make head or tail of
- make headway
- off one's head* * *I [hed]adjectiveglavni, na čeluBritish English head boy — najboljši dijak v razreduhead waiter — glavni natakar, plačilniII [hed]nounglava; dolžina glave (pri konjskih dirkah); pamet, razum, nadarjenost; vodja, voditelj, predstojnik; šolski direktor, -ica; glava kovanca; glava, vrh, gornji del, vzglavje (strani, postelje, knjige, pisma, stopnišča itd); glava žeblja, kladiva, bucike; višek, kriza; pena na pivu, mleku; rogovje (srnjadi); oseba, komad, kos, glava (živine); stržen čira; izvir reke; zajezena voda; pritisk pare zraka, plina, vode; predgorje, rt; familiarly plačilni, glavni natakar; streha na vozu; glavna točka (govora), poglavje (knjige), rubrika, stolpič (v časopisu); economy postavka (v računu, fakturi), kategorija; slang latrinaabove one's head — težko razumljivo, prepametno za kogaby a short head — za dolžino nosu, figuratively z majhno prednostjothe head and front — bistvo, politics glava zarote, vodja uporafrom head to foot — od nog do glave, popolnomahead first ( —ali foremost) — z glavo naprej, figuratively nepremišljenohead over heels — narobe, do ušes, na vrat na nosover one's head — viseč nad glavo (nevarnost); težko razumljivoout of one's own head — sam od sebe, sam, na lastnem zeljnikutwo heads are better than one — kolikor glav, toliko mislislang King's (Queen's) head — poštna znamkahead, cook and bottle washer — kdor s svojim vedenjem poudarja svojo veljavofiguratively on your head be it! — naj gre na tvojo glavo, ti si odgovorenten head of cattle — deset glav živine;Z glagoli: to beat s.o.'s head off — prekositi kogafiguratively to break one's head — glavo si razbijatito carry one's head high — nositi glavo pokonci, biti ponosento come to a head — priti do krize, zaostriti semedicine zagnojiti se, dozoreti (čir); slang to do a thing on one's head — igraje kaj napravitito drag in by the head and ears — s silo privleči, za ušesa privlečito give s.o. his head figuratively popustiti uzdeto get s.th. through one's head — doumeti, razumeti kajto go over s.o.'s head — biti pretežko za kogato go to s.o.'s head — v glavo stopitithis horse eats his head off — ta konj več pojé, kot je vredento have a head — imeti "mačka"to have one's head in the clouds figuratively živeti v oblakih, sanjaritito have a head like a sieve — imeti glavo kot rešeto, biti pozabljivfiguratively to keep one's head above water — obdržati se nad vodo, životaritito knock s.th. on the head — onemogočiti kajto lay ( —ali put) heads together — glave stikati, posvetovati seto let s.o. have his head — pustiti komu delati po svoji glavito lie on s.o.'s head — biti komu v bremeI cannot make head or tail of — ne razumem, ne vidim ne repa ne glaveto make head — izbiti na čelo, napredovatito put s.th. into s.o.'s head — vtepsti komu kaj v glavoto put s.th. into one's head — vtepsti si kaj v glavoto put s.th. out of s.o.'s head — izbiti komu kaj iz glaveto put s.th. out of one's head — izbiti si kaj iz glaveto run in s.o.'s head — vrteti se komu po glavito take s.th. into one's head — v glavo si kaj vtepstito talk over s.o.'s head — za koga preučeno govoritito talk s.o.'s head off — utruditi koga z nenehnim govorjenjemto talk through the back of s.o.'s head — neprestano v koga govoritito throw o.s. at the head of — obesiti se komu za vratto turn s.o.'s head — glavo komu zmešatito work one's head off — pretegniti se od dela, garatiheads I win, tails you lose — izgubiš v vsakem primeruIII [hed]1.transitive verbvoditi, biti na čelu, priti na čelo; zapovedovati; prekositi, prekašati; obiti (reko) pri izviru; dati naslov, glavo (pismu itd.); obrezati, odsekati vrh (stebla, krošnjo drevesa); upreti se, nasprotovati, postaviti se po robu; obrniti proti; sport udariti žogo z glavo;2.intransitive verb -
72 pay
[pei] 1. past tense, past participle - paid; verb1) (to give (money) to (someone) in exchange for goods, services etc: He paid $5 for the book.) plačati2) (to return (money that is owed): It's time you paid your debts.) plačati3) (to suffer punishment (for): You'll pay for that remark!) plačati4) (to be useful or profitable (to): Crime doesn't pay.) izplačati (se)5) (to give (attention, homage, respect etc): Pay attention!; to pay one's respects.) posvečati2. noun(money given or received for work etc; wages: How much pay do you get?) plača- payable- payee
- payment
- pay-packet
- pay-roll
- pay back
- pay off
- pay up
- put paid to* * *I [péi]nounplača, plačilocolloquially plačnik; American mineralogy donosna ruda; colloquially he is good pay — on je dober plačnikhe is in the pay of s.o. — njega plačuje, najet je od, je v službi nekogaAmerican figuratively to strike pay dirt — naleteti na vir bogastvaII [péi]1.transitive verbplačati, odplačati, izplačati; figuratively nagraditi, poplačati, povrniti ( for za kaj); figuratively posvečati pozornost (spoštovanje), dajati čast, delati komu komplimente; obiskati koga; odškoditi, odškodovati ( for za); izplačati se za koga, koristiti komu;2.intransitive verbplačati ( for za); izplačati se ( crime doesn't ŋ zločin se ne izplača)to pay attention ( —ali heed) to — posvečati pozornost (komu, čemu)to pay s.o. home — povrniti komuto pay the penalty — pokoriti se, biti kaznovanslang to pay the piper — nositi posledice; figuratively plačati za užitek koga drugegahe who pays the piper calls the tune — kdor plača, tudi zapovedujeto pay through the nose (for) — predrago plačati, preplačatito pay one's way — ne ostati ničesar dolžan, živeti od svojega dohodkaIII [péi]transitive verbnautical katraniti, premazati s katranom ali smolo -
73 stuff
I noun1) (material or substance: What is that black oily stuff on the beach?; The doctor gave me some good stuff for removing warts; Show them what stuff you're made of! (= how brave, strong etc you are).) snov2) ((unimportant) matter, things, objects etc: We'll have to get rid of all this stuff when we move house.) navlaka3) (an old word for cloth.) blago•- that's the stuff! II verb1) (to pack or fill tightly, often hurriedly or untidily: His drawer was stuffed with papers; She stuffed the fridge with food; The children have been stuffing themselves with ice-cream.) nabasati (se)2) (to fill (eg a turkey, chicken etc) with stuffing before cooking.) napolniti3) (to fill the skin of (a dead animal or bird) to preserve the appearance it had when alive: They stuffed the golden eagle.) nagačiti•- stuffing- stuff up* * *I [stʌf]nounsnov; material, masa; surovina; predmet, stvar; gradivo, snov; hrana, pijača; (volneno) blago, sukno, tkanina; roba; familiarly lek, zdravilo, zdravila; nič vredna stvar, izmeček; stavbni les; nadev (za pečenko); (časnikarstvo) rokopis, (časopisni) članek; figuratively sposobnost, zmožnost, (dobra) lastnost; figuratively nesmisel, neumnost, bedastočathe stuff colloquially gotovina; tisto, kar je pravostuff and nonsense! — kakšen nesmisel!food stuff — živila, proviantgarden stuff, green stuff — zelenjava, povrtninahousehold stuff obsolete hišna posoda, pohištvohot stuff slang duhovit (energičen, spreten, pripraven) človek; opolzka knjiga ali gledališka igranone of your stuff! — nehaj že s svojimi neumnostmi!don't talk such a stuff! — ne govori takih bedastoč!to know one's stuff colloquially spoznati se (na svoje stvari)do your stuff! — pokaži, kaj znaš!that is the stuff to give him figuratively tako je treba z njim govoriti (ravnati)II [stʌf]transitive verbnabasati, natrpati, natlačiti ( into v), napolniti, napolniti (perutnino) z nadevom, nadevati; pitati (žival), pitati (koga) z lažmi itd.; tapecirati (pohištvo), nagačiti (žival); American slang napolniti volilno žaro s ponarejenimi glasovnicami; intransitive verb (na)basati se (z jedjo), preveč jesti; natlačiti se, nabasati se ( into v)stuffed shirt American slang naduta, domišljava, napihnjena osebato stuff o.s. — prenajesti seto stuff s.o. colloquially natvesti komu (kaj), zlagáti se komu -
74 the
[ðə, ði](The form [ðə] is used before words beginning with a consonant eg the house or consonant sound eg the union [ðə'ju:njən]; the form [ði] is used before words beginning with a vowel eg the apple or vowel sound eg the honour [ði 'onə]) ta, tisti1) (used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned previously, described in a following phrase, or already known: Where is the book I put on the table?; Who was the man you were talking to?; My mug is the tall blue one; Switch the light off!)2) (used with a singular noun or an adjective to refer to all members of a group etc or to a general type of object, group of objects etc: The horse is running fast.; I spoke to him on the telephone; He plays the piano/violin very well.)3) (used to refer to unique objects etc, especially in titles and names: the Duke of Edinburgh; the Atlantic (Ocean).)4) (used after a preposition with words referring to a unit of quantity, time etc: In this job we are paid by the hour.)5) (used with superlative adjectives and adverbs to denote a person, thing etc which is or shows more of something than any other: He is the kindest man I know; We like him (the) best of all.)6) ((often with all) used with comparative adjectives to show that a person, thing etc is better, worse etc: He has had a week's holiday and looks (all) the better for it.)•- the...- the...* * *I [mə pred soglasnikom, ði pred samoglasnikom, ði: poudarjeno]določni člen (včasih preveden s ta, to)the Browns — Brownovi, družina Brownthe King — kralj (angleški idr.)the saddle figuratively jezdenje, jahanjethe World — svet, SvetII [mi:, mi, me]adverbčim, temthe... the — čim... temthe more you get the more you want — čim več dobiš, tem več hočešthe more so as... — toliko več (bolj), ker... -
75 there
[ðʌ/ə]1.adverbtam, tamkaj; tu, tukaj; figuratively takoj, précej; tja; v tem (pogledu)there and then — takoj, précej, na mestuhere, there and everywhere — vsepovsodneither here nor there — ne tu ne tam, figuratively nepomembenfrom there — od tam, od todthere it is! — v tem je težava! to je tisto! tako je s stvarjo!there you are! — (vidiš) kaj sem ti rekel! zdaj pa imaš!I have been there before slang to že vse vemto have been there — slang dobro se spoznatiall there — colloquially pameten, preudaren, prisebento get there — slang doseči kaj, uspetiput it there! — postavi (daj) to tja!; figuratively udari(te) v roko! (v znak sporazuma);2.(oslabljeno) tam, tu (se ne prevaja: pred neprehodnimi glagoli često brezosebno)there is — je, se nahajathere are — so, se nahajajothere arises the question... — nastaja vprašanje...there comes a time when... — pride čas, ko...will there be any lecture? — ali bo (kako) predavanje?what is there to do? — kaj naj storimo?there were many cases of influenza — bilo je mnogo primerov gripe;3.interjectionglej! no! na!; pomiri se!there! — no, no, pomiri se! bodi no dober (priden, spodoben)!don't cry! — no, no, ne jokaj!there now! — glej ga noso there! — zdaj pa imal! zdaj pa je dovolj!there, didn't I tell you? — na, ali vam nisem rekel?there, it is done! — na, pa je narejeno!there's a good girl! — bodi dobra, pridna deklica (in podaj mi knjigo)!; dobra deklica si, tako je prav (ker si mi podala knjigo)! -
76 where
[wʌ/ə]1.adverb conjunction pronounkje, kam, kod; na katerem kraju; v katerem pogledu; na kakšen način; (tam) kjer, (tam) kamorwhere from? — odkod?where to? — kam?near where — blizu (kraja), kjerwhere did you get the information? — kje ste dobili te informacije?where do I come into it? — kako pridem jaz v to (stvar, zadevo)?go where you please! — pojdi, kamor hočeš!that is where you are mistaken — tu se pa motite;2.nounkraj, mesto, prizorišče (nekega dogajanja) -
77 apt
[æpt]1) ((with to) likely: He is apt to get angry if you ask a lot of questions.) dovzeten za2) (suitable: an apt remark.) umesten3) (clever; quick to learn: an apt student.) nadarjen•- aptly- aptness* * *[æpt]adjective ( aptly adverb)( for) zmožen, sposoben; primeren, prikladen; (at) vešč, spreten -
78 around
1. preposition, adverb1) (on all sides of or in a circle about (a person, thing etc): Flowers grew around the tree; They danced around the fire; There were flowers all around.) okrog, naokrog2) (here and there (in a house, room etc): Clothes had been left lying around (the house); I wandered around.) sem ter tja2. preposition(near to (a time, place etc): around three o'clock.) okoli3. adverb1) (in the opposite direction: Turn around!) naokrog2) (near-by: If you need me, I'll be somewhere around.) v bližini* * *I [əráund]adverbokoli, naokoli, približno; American v bližiniall around — povsod naokrog, okrog in okrogslang stick around — ostani v bližini!II [əráund]prepositionokrog, okoliaround the clock — dan in noč, nenehno -
79 cold
[kəuld] 1. adjective1) (low in temperature: cold water; cold meat and salad.) hladen2) (lower in temperature than is comfortable: I feel cold.) hladen3) (unfriendly: His manner was cold.) hladen2. noun1) (the state of being cold or of feeling the coldness of one's surroundings: She has gone to live in the South of France because she cannot bear the cold in Britain; He was blue with cold.) mraz2) (an illness with running nose, coughing etc: He has a bad cold; She has caught a cold; You might catch cold.) prehlad•- coldly- coldness
- cold-blooded
- cold war
- get cold feet
- give someone the cold shoulder
- give the cold shoulder
- in cold blood* * *I [kould]adjective ( coldly adverb)hladen, mrzel; (to) ravnodušen, brezčuten, trezen; nezavestento give ( —ali show, turn) s.o. the cold shoulder — prezirati koga, hladno ga sprejetislang cold feet — strah, tremaas cold as charity — brezsrčen, hladen, neusmiljencold pig — polivanje spečega z mrzlo vodo; mrzla prhato throw cold water on s.o. — vzeti komu pogumAmerican cold snap(s) — hladen valcolloquially cold without — alkohol z vodoII [kould]nounmraz; medicine prehlad, nahodto leave s.o. out in the cold — ne posvetiti komu pozornosti, pustiti ga na cedilufiguratively out in the cold — zapuščen, zanemarjen -
80 contact
['kontækt] 1. noun1) (physical touch or nearness: Her hands came into contact with acid; Has she been in contact with measles?) stik2) (communication: I've lost contact with all my old friends; We have succeeded in making (radio) contact with the ship; How can I get in contact with him?) zveza3) (a person with influence, knowledge etc which might be useful: I made several good contacts in London.) znanec4) ((a place where) a wire etc carrying electric current (may be attached): the contacts on the battery.) stik5) (a person who has been near someone with an infectious disease: We must trace all known contacts of the cholera victim.) možni okuženec6) (a person or thing that provides a means of communicating with someone: His radio is his only contact with the outside world.) stik2. verb(to get in touch with in order to give or share information etc: I'll contact you by telephone.) stopiti v stik* * *I [kɔntækt]noundotik, stik, zveza; technical stikalo; American plural znanci, združenje; kurir; geometry dotikališčecontact man — človek, ki sprejema stranke, vezato come into contact — priti v stik, seznaniti seII [kəntaekt]transitive verb( with) navezati stike, biti v stiku
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